Old Castle (Bad Münstereifel)
| Old castle | ||
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 Quarry stone foundation of the round tower |
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| Alternative name (s): | Old Castle in Quecken, Old Castle "am Quecken" | |
| Creation time : | 9th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Remains of the foundation | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Bad Münstereifel | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 33 '30.5 " N , 6 ° 46' 10.1" E | |
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The Old Castle (also called Old Castle in Quecken or Old Castle "am Quecken" ) in Bad Münstereifel in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia is a ring wall as a remnant of a fortification from Carolingian times. The Fliehburg served the population as a place of retreat and to protect the branch monastery of the Prüm Abbey . The fortification from the 9th century is placed under protection as a ground monument .
The Spornburg complex is located northeast of the city center on a mountain spur , the second couch grass, above the Erft valley east of the federal highway 51 at an altitude of 315 to 363 meters. It is 300 m long and 80 m wide, plus the outer works . The facility was built in at least two construction periods. There is a moth in the northeast .
The highest point of which is quarried stone - foundations of a round tower received. A silver coin Ludwig the Pious is said to have been found in it in the 19th century , which has not been preserved. In 1972, parts of the complex were archaeologically examined. In this shards discovered in the 9th century with roller wheel ornament.
literature
- Karl Hürten: The rediscovered 'Old Castle' near Münstereifel . In: Rheinische Geschichtsblätter. Journal for the History, Language and Antiquities of the Middle and Lower Rhine , Vol. 9. Bonn 1909 ( online version )
- Felix Hauptmann: The old castle near Münstereifel. In: Rheinische Geschichtsblätter. Journal for the History, Language and Antiquities of the Middle and Lower Rhine , Vol. 8. Bonn 1905 ( online version )
Web links
- The Alte Burg Quecken Regional Association of Rhineland, LVR Office for Land Monument Preservation in the Rhineland